Gaming Vista install problems

[hasboon]

I'm having a lot of trouble but can't get any proper information.
Vista installation freezes after the first screen where you can see the
progres-bar which says "Windows is loading files...". After that the green
progress-bar appears and that's all.

Only two things happen there:
1: the progress-bar is running for hours
2: the progress-bar stops running
But in both cases that's all i've ever seen from Vista.

I nearly tried all possibilities (completely changed memory, changed
DVD-Drive, tested all possible BIOS-Settings, deactivated/activated all
on-board components etc.).
No success.


My System:
Board: Unsure
CPU: Pentium M 1.80ghz
RAM: 1024 MB Corsair (CM2X1024-5400C4)
HD: SATA Toshiba 60gb
GPU: NVIDIA 6600 go (128 mb)

 

[da_head]

WOAH! 1gig of ram?! dude don't even try installing vista! go for xp man! (or windows 7 if u want aero that badly)

 

[dinofan01]

I'm not sure if this is the source of your problem or the source of your problems in the future but I dont think you have nearly enough RAM to run vista. 2GB has a hard enough time running Vista, but 1024 MB? Thats way too small.

 

[hasboon]

still doesnt explain why its not installing

 

[Renegade_R]

your hard drive is probably working against you. Did you do a full format before attempting this? Is your hard drive free of bad sectors?

 

[hasboon]

used the format option in the custom install menu

 

[juggernaut911]

prolly bad sectors than. That or a bad torrent?

 

[hasboon]

bought disk and how do you fix bad sectors?

 

[Raestloz]

Windows Vista recommended system requirements
source

Home Basic


1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

512 MB of system memory

20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

Internet access (fees may apply)
Additional requirements

Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

Home Premium / Business / Ultimate

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 GB of system memory

40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:

WDDM Driver

128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)

Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware

32 bits per pixel

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

Internet access (fees may apply)


As you can see, you've met Microsoft's demand for Vista Ultimate, so no hardware is at fault here. The problem most likely is in the Installation DVD, get another one, or make sure it works with someone else's computer first

 

[hasboon]

the disk works it says my gpu need new drivers so after the install i boot safe mode and nothing

 

[Raestloz]

what disk? the Installation DVD?

The way you say it right now implies that Windows Vista has successfully been installed in your PC, which means nothing is wrong right now

Safe Mode will display nothing, of course, Normal Windows Mode will display you everything

 

[hasboon]

they both freeze

 

[Raestloz]

Look, hasboon, I wanna help, so I need MOAR info.

1st things 1st: Has Windows Vista been successfully installed in your computer?

I really don't get the "both" part. What is both?

My assumption is the Safe Mode and Normal Windows Mode part?

To what extent can you run your copy of Vista? Can you see the desktop? Can you see thw welcome screen?

In Safe Mode, have you tried to use Safe Mode with Command Prompt?

If not, can you move your mouse around?

If yes, can you type anything at all?

 

[hasboon]

after the install it gets to the loading screen and freezes
after the install and goes into safe mode it still freezes

never gets to the explorer

 

[Raestloz]

So, it freezes at the bootscreen? the one with green bar?

Did you try "Safe Mode" or "Sfae Mode with Command Prompt"?

Try the command prompt one, if it works, I might be able to help ya

 

[Raestloz]

I gotta go now, so hasboon, this is my last advice:

If, somehow, the Command Prompt thing works, type this:
sfc /scannow

it will scan, verify, and attempt to repair your system files, which might be damaged

If nothing is wrong, or scannow can't repair it, then I don't think I can help ya, at this stage the last point to do is re-install, but with that case, I don't think it will help

 

[Isaiah]

wow I wish I knew so much about computers.. i wanna do I.T.

 

[Chris_Skylock]

check your motherboard for problems. my laptop freezes when at boot screen. Got it fixed though. they changed the motherboard.

you might be having some hardware issues. are they new/working?

If you, normal users, fixed the loading screen, you can change the loading booting screen into a loading screen safe mode is accessing it. you might have some driver problems built by microsoft.